The per capita amount of checks transactions in the European Union from 2010 to 2020 has been on the decline. A citizen of the EU made on average 4.7 check payments in 2018. In the year following, this had dropped to 4.2 check payments. France is by far the country that sees the most check payments, with almost 1.6 billion check payments in 2019.
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ECB. (July 22, 2022). Number of payments with check (cheque) per million inhabitants in the European Union from 2000 to 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/444009/check-payment-per-person-european-union/
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Number of payments with check (cheque) per million inhabitants in the European Union from 2000 to 2021 [Graph], ECB, July 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/444009/check-payment-per-person-european-union/
